Method of producing a color filter array

ABSTRACT

A flash device includes a micro-optic array for concentrating light from the flash lamp on a radiation-absorbing dye carrier, thereby sublimating or vaporizing the dye from the radiation-absorbing dye carrier onto a receiver element, e.g. a glass plate or the like.

This is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 08/686,906, filed Jul. 26,1996.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a flash device, preferably fortransferring dye particles by means of high-energy light flash and amicro-optic focusing array, from a radiation-absorbing dye carrier ontoa receiver element, e.g. a glass plate or the like.

2. Background

Liquid crystal display devices are known for digital display inelectronic calculators, clocks, household appliances, audio equipment,etc. Liquid crystal display devices are being developed to replacecathode ray tube technology for display terminals because they occupysmaller volume than cathode ray tube devices, are lighter than cathoderay tube devices occupying the same screen area and, have lower powerand voltage requirements than corresponding cathode ray tube devices.

A liquid crystal display requires a color filter array (CFA) as one ofits components. One commercially available type of a color filter arraythat has been used in liquid crystal display devices is a transparentsupport having a polymer receiver layer (such as a gelatin layer)thereon which contains red, blue and green dyes arranged in a mosaicpattern obtained by a photolithographic process. The photolithographicprocess involves a large number of steps. These steps include cleaningthe support, coating it, exposing it to light and then developing it,drying it, etching it and stripping it for each of the three dye colors.Details of this process are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,229,232(background section) and U.S. Pat. No. 4,081,277. Because of the largenumber of steps involved in the photolithographic process, such colorfilter arrays are relatively expensive to manufacture. In addition,misalignment or improper deposition of color materials may occur duringthis process, reducing the quality of the color filter array.

One promising method to reduce the cost of color filter arraymanufacture is a thermal dye transfer method described in U.S. Pat. No.4,923,860, U.S. Pat. No. 5,229,232 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,309,329. In themethod described therein, the color filter array is formed in arelatively few steps by thermally transferring a dye from a radiationabsorbing dye donor to a receiver element.

More specifically, the embodiment described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,309,329uses a non-photolithographic contact printing method. The methoddisclosed in this patent utilizes a powerful plasma discharge tube toproduce a high-energy flash. The light resulted from this flash is thentransferred through a mask to an adjacent radiation absorbing dyecarrier (also refereed to as dye donor), from which the dye sublimatesonto an adjacent receiver element.

It is the principal object of the present invention to improve theabove-describe thermal dye transfer method by providing a more energyefficient flash device.

Another object of the present invention is to create an improved flashdevice that eliminates the problem of mask abrasion, which occurs incontact printing methods that use masks.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Briefly described, according to one aspect of the present invention, aflash device for directing a high energy flash for transferring dye froma radiation-absorbing dye carrier to a receiver element includes: aflash lamp providing a high energy flash of light; a reflector directingthe light towards the receiver element; a support means for supportingthe radiation-absorbing dye carrier between the reflector and receiverelement; and a micro-optics array. The micro-optics array is locatedbetween the reflector and the dye carrier. It concentrates the lightdirected by the reflector on the dye carrier.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a methodof producing a color filter array by transferring dye patterns from aradiation-absorbing dye carrier onto a receiver element, includes thesteps of: producing a high-energy flash of light; directing the lighttowards the receiver element; and focusing this directed light into apattern of high energy on a plane located in a vicinity of theradiation-absorbing dye carrier. This heats the dye-carrier according tothe pattern and transfers the dye onto the receiver element. Accordingto one of the embodiments of the present invention the pattern is apattern of spots. According to another embodiment of the presentinvention this pattern is a pattern of lines.

One of advantages of the present invention is that the flash device ismore energy efficient than other similar flash devices.

Another advantage that of the present invention is that an improvedcolor filter, manufactured according to the present invention, does notexhibit a soft shadow edge pattern associated with non-imaging proximityprinting methods of manufacture that use masks.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it eliminates theproblem of mask abrasion, that occurs in contact printing methods thatuse masks.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages as well as thepresently preferred embodiment thereof will become more apparent fromreading of the following description in connection with the accompanyingdrawings.

FIG. 1A shows a schematic cross-section of the flash device 100.

FIG. 1B shows schematically a relative movement of the receiver element60 with respect to the flash device 100 via the use of a positioningsystem 70.

FIG. 1C shows schematically a greatly exaggerated movement of the flashdevice 100 via the use of a positioning system 70.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic cross-section of a part of a micro-optics array40 of FIG. 1 imaging on a dye carrier 50.

FIG. 3 shows an enlarged photograph of a part of a lenticular lensletarray can be used as the micro-optic array 40.

FIG. 4 shows an enlarged view of a lens element 42 of the micro-opticsarray illustrated in FIG. 2.

FIGS. 5A is a perspective view of the reflector 20 of the flash deviceshown in FIG. 1.

FIGS. 5B illustrates the cross-sectional shape of the curved reflectorwall 20A of the reflector 20 shown in FIG. 5A.

FIG. 6A illustrates an alternative cross-sectional shape of the curvedreflector wall.

FIG. 6B illustrates another cross-sectional shape of the curvedreflector wall.

FIG. 7 depicts the light rays reflected by the curved inner walls ofcross-sectional shape shown in FIG. 5B.

FIGS. 8A-8D depict the light rays reflected of the different segments ofthe curved inner walls of cross-sectional shape shown in FIG. 6.

FIG. 9 depicts the location of a transition zone T between two segmentsof the curved inner walls 20A.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to the accompanying FIG. 1 a flash device 100 comprises ahigh energy source such as a flash lamp 10 and a reflector 20, bothlocated within a casing body 30. The reflector 20 directs the lightenergy (schematically depicted as light rays 15 ) flashed by the flashlamp 10 towards a micro-optics array 40. This micro-optics array 40focuses the light, and as a result produces concentrations of energy 55on or in the vicinity of a dye carrier 50 which includes a radiationabsorbing dye layer. The dye carrier 50 is supported in its location bya support structure 51. This is shown schematically in FIG. 2. Theseconcentrations of energy cause the dye to transfer from theradiation-absorbing dye carrier 50 to the receiver element 60. The flashdevice, such as the device 100, may also include other conventionalfeatures associated with known flash devices including those used inproduction of color filter arrays.

According to the preferred embodiment, the flash lamp 10 deliversapproximately a minimum of 0.5-1.5 joules of radiant energy per flash inapproximately 600-700 milliseconds. This radiant energy is visible, nearUV (ultra violet) and near IR (infra-red) light. The example illustratedin FIG. 1 utilizes a six inch long xenon tube flash lamp such as the onedescribed by the tube number N.188c, which is commercially availablefrom Xenon Corporation (Woburn, Mass.). Similar flash lamps are alsoavailable from other manufacturers, for example, EG&G Electro Optics(Salem, Mass.).

As stated above the reflector 20 directs the light from the flash lamp10 towards the micro-optics array 40 which is being used instead of amask. In this embodiment the reflector 20 has a reflective, curved(roughly cylindrical) inner walls 20A which are polished aluminum.However, other highly reflective materials may also be used. Accordingto one example of the reflector 20 of the present invention the innerwalls 20A have the improved egg-like shaped cross-section 24 depicted inFIG. 5B. This shape provides a uniform (within 10%) illumination of amicro-optics array 40. This cross-section shape is further described inthe "The Reflector Shape" section of this application.

According to another reflector example, the reflector 20 has inner walls20A with the improved cross-section 24' depicted in FIG. 6. This shapeprovides even higher illumination uniformity than that of FIG. 5B. Thisalternative cross-sectional shape is also described in the "TheReflector Shape" section of this application.

A micro-optics array is an integral array of very small optical elementswhich are commonly supported. It is preferred that each of these smalloptical elements have a clear aperture that is smaller than about 1 mm.It is even more preferred that these clear aperture be smaller than 0.5mm.

According to the illustrative embodiment of the present invention, themicro-optics array 40 is a lenslet array. This array is illustrated inFIGS. 2 and 3. More specifically, it is an array of very smallrefractive lens elements 42. Each of these lens elements have a clearaperture 43 of about 180 μm. Each of these lens elements focuses thelight onto or near the dye holding layer 50, thereby concentrating lightenergy into a plurality of areas, spots or lines, on the layer 50. Thefocal points for the lens elements define a plane either coextensivewith, or in the vicinity of, the dye carrier.

FIG. 3 shows that in this embodiment the micro-optics array 40 is alenticular lenslet array--i.e., that lens elements 42 are roughlycylindrical. This lenticular lenslet array has a pitch of approximately180 microns.

If there is a need to create concentrations of energy 55 in a form ofdiscrete spots rather than lines, the lens elements may have othershapes (such as circular, rectangular or hexagonal, for example). It isalso contemplated that if a lenslet array is used, it may be an array ofeither diffractive lens elements or an array of lens elements havingboth a refractive power and a diffractive power. The use of other typesof micro-optics arrays is also contemplated by this invention.

The use of the micro-optics array eliminates the need for a mask in theflash device systems as well as the problems associated with mask use.For example, while the opaque portion of a mask absorbs about 1/2 energyincident on the mask, the micro-optics array redistributes most of thetotal energy incident on it, making the thermal dye transfer method muchmore energy efficient. In addition, because no mask is required, theproblem of mask abrasion, which is sometimes occurs because the mask islocated close to the radiation-absorbing dye carrier, is alsoeliminated.

As stated above, the micro-optics array 40 is located near theradiation-absorbing dye carrier 50. In a particular embodiment of theinvention, the separation between the micro-optic array 40 and the dyecarrier 50 is approximately 0.2 millimeter. In this embodiment the dyecarrier 50 comprises a support layer 52 which is approximately0.001-0.005 inches thick and a dye holding layer 54. The dye holdinglayer 54 is a carbon film layer containing a dye. It is preferred thatthe micro-optic array 40 focus the light directly on this dye holdinglayer 54.

The receiver element 60 is positioned behind the dye carrier 50. Thereceiver element 60 is usually formed of glass or an optical qualityplastic and has a polymer image receiving layer.

As stated above, the light resulted from the light flash is focused andthus is concentrated according to a predetermined pattern (into spots orlines, for example) by the micro-optics array near or on the dye carrier50 and more preferable on the dye holding layer 54. This heats the dyeholding layer 54 and causes the dye to sublime onto a receiver element60. (If the dye holding layer 54 is a carbon film layer, the carbon canbe heated (by the flash lamps discussed above) almost instantaneously toabout 200-300 degrees Fahrenheit). The dye sublimes and then immediatelydeposits on an aligned portion of the receiver element.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the repeating mosaic patternof colorant to form the color filter array consists of uniform repeatedareas as follows:

B R G B R G B R G

B R G B R G B R G

B R G B R G B R G

B R G B R G B R G

B R G B R G B R G

where B stands for the blue, R for the red and G for the green color.The width of the lines is approximately 50 to 200 microns(0.002"-0.008"). Because typical color filter arrays have a pattern of 3colors, the above described flash device will probably be used threetimes--i.e. the thermal transfer will be done once for each color thatneeds to be deposited on the receiver element. To achieve this transfer,a new dye carrier will be substituted for the one that was previouslyused (the one that contains a different color dye) and a flash lamp willbe activated to provide the energy needed to transfer the dye to thereceiver element.

Each color dye has to be fused to the receiver element. This can be doneby various well known methods, such as by heat, or by solvent fusing andsubsequent baking, for example.

In order to align different color stripes on the receiver element eitherthe lenslet array and/or the receiving element needs to be moved by anappropriate distance. This is done if one does not want to overlapdifferent color dyes on the receiver element. It is preferred that thereceiver element 60 be moved with respect to the micro-optics array orwith respect to the whole flash device before depositing a dye of adifferent color on the receiving element. In order to deposit threedifferent color dyes, this movement will have to be accomplished atleast two times. Thus, the preferred embodiment of the present inventionalso incorporates a positioning system 70. Suitable positioning systemsfor microfabrication are well known. Prior to transferring an additionalcolor dye onto the receiver element, the positioning system 70 positionsand holds the receiver element 60 in a different position from itsprevious position. (See FIG. 1B.) Alternatively, a flash device 100 maybe moved relative to the receiver element, as shown in FIG. 1C. Thepositioning system 70 is indicated by arrows in FIGS. 1B and 1C. Thepositioning system may be used to reposition and hold the micro-opticarray instead of repositioning either the receiver element or the entireflash device.

Once all color dyes are in place, an overcoat layer may be applied tothe resultant filter array.

The Reflector Shape

FIG. 5A shows a perspective view of the reflector 20 and the flash lamp10. As stated above, the reflector 20 has curved inner walls 20A with animproved cross-section 24. In the preferred embodiment of the invention,walls 20A are roughly cylindrical, as shown in FIG. 5A. The reflector 20is also bounded by reflective side walls 20B which redirect theintercepted light (coming directly from the flash lamp 10 as well asreflected by the curved walls 20A) towards the transfer plane 25.

FIG. 5B shows a cross sectional view of the curved inner walls 20A ofthe reflector 20. The shape of the egg-like cross section 24 may bedescribed as (1) partially contained within the area of the ellipse Eand a parabola P (up to just beyond the widest part of the reflector).The ellipse is defined by setting the minor axis of the ellipse equal tothe maximum width 21 between the reflector inner walls 20A and settingthe semi-major ellipse axis equal to the reflector's vertex-to maximumwidth distance 22. The parabola P is defined by the curve passingthrough the vertex point of the reflector and points A. Points A aredefined by the plane's B intersection with the inner wall surface 20A.(Plane B is perpendicular to the reflector's axis of symmetry AS andintersects the center of the flash lamp 10.) The reflector's opening 23is smaller than its maximum width 21.

The reflector/flash lamp combination of the preferred embodimentdescribed herein achieves a substantially uniform (less than 10%variation) illumination on the transfer plane 25 of approximately 2"×2"located close to the reflector's opening 23. Table 2 tabulates theintensity distribution across this plane 25, with the plane 25 beingdivided into 50 section (a 10×5 matrix of sections of equal area). Thisintensity distribution is normalized, with the intensity having a valueof 100 at the center of the transfer plane 25 (indicated in Table 2 bythe dark area at the center of the table).

The specific coordinates of some 600 points defining the reflectorsurface are provided in Table 1. The center of the flash lamp 10 definesthe X=0.0, Y=0.0 point, as shown in FIG. 5C.

FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of an alternative reflector shape.The improved cross-section 24' provides substantially uniform (less than5% variation) illumination on a transfer plane 25' of approximately6"×6" located close to the reflector opening 23.

The shape of this cross-section 24' may also be described as being (1)partially contained within the value of the ellipse E defined by settingminor axis of the ellipse equal to the maximum width 21 of the reflectorand setting the semi-major ellipse axis equal to the reflector'svertex-to maximum width distance 22; and (2) broader than a parabola P(up to just beyond the widest part of the reflector's inner wall 20A)defined by the setting of the parabola's vertex point onto the vertexpoint of the reflector inner wall surface and also points A, aspreviously defined.

The specific coordinates of some 600 points defining the reflectorsurface are provided in Table 3. The center of the flash lamp 10 definesthe X=0.0, Y=0.0 point, as shown in FIG. 6A.

Table 4 tabulates the intensity distribution across the transfer plane25', with the transfer plane 25' being divided into a plurality ofsections (18 vertical and 11 horizontal). This intensity distribution isnormalized, with the intensity having a value of 100 at the center ofthe plane 25'.

It is noted that the intensity values of Tables 2 and 4 do not accountfor either the rays reflected off the reflector side walls 20B, nor forthe secondary reflections. Therefore the tabulated values at the extremeleft and right columns of these tables are expected to be smaller thanthe actual intensity values produced at the edges of transfer planes 25and 25'. Thus, the actual illumination of the transfer plane is expectedto be more uniform than what is indicated by the values of Tables 2 and4.

It is contemplated that some other reflector shapes may have curvedinner walls 20A with a cusp 20C as shown in FIG. 6B. Suchcross-sections, as well as both of the above described cross sections 24and 24' can be described relative to their effect on the reflected lightrays. That is, they may be defined by how the light rays incident on thereflective curved inner walls 20A are being directed, upon reflection,towards the transfer plane 25, 25'. This description is provided below.

FIG. 7 illustrates the behavior of the light rays striking thereflective surface of cross-section 24. FIGS. 8A-8D illustrate thebehavior of the light rays striking different segments of the reflectiveinner wall surface having the cross-section 24'. The inner walls 20A andthus the cross-section 24, 24' is made of a plurality of reflectivesegments. Nearly all of the light rays reflected from the firstreflective segment (0 to about 90°) are directed to cross the axis ofsymmetry AS before they reach the transfer plane 25, 25'. The light raysstriking closest to the edge of this reflective segment (near point A')tend to strike this axis of symmetry AS closer to the transfer plane 25,25', while the light rays striking closer to the vertex V of thecross-section tend to cross this axis of symmetry closer to the lightsource. (See FIG. 7 and FIGS. 8A and 8B). Nearly all of the light raysstriking the reflector walls at the angles beyond about 90° strike thetransfer plane on the same side of the axis of symmetry AS. (See FIG. 7and FIGS. 8C and 8D). Thus, most of these light rays do not cross theaxis of symmetry AS. Overlapping the light rays from two sides of thereflective inner walls of the first segment while keeping the light rayson the same side of the axis in the second segment allows the light raysto mitigate any shadowing effect caused by the flash lamp 10 and keepsthe light rays striking the transfer plane at a relatively shallowangles. These shallow angles are equal to or are smaller than the anglesof incidence on the transfer plane of the light rays directly emanatingfrom the flash lamp 10.

In the two reflector embodiments previously discussed, the transitionzone T between the two reflective segments occurs near the point A whichis located at about 90° angle to the axis of symmetry. This does nothave to be so. The location of the transition zone T may occur in aplace on the reflector curve wall surface where when the light rays arereflected of the curved surface walls 20A towards the transfer plane 25,25', these reflected rays will not intersect the light source. This isillustrated in FIG. 9. It is preferred that these reflected raysintersect the axis of symmetry AS in the space in front of the lightsource and behind the transfer plane.

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0.827821                                                         203 0.405319 0.831071                                                         204 0.410527 0.834345                                                         205 0.415787 0.837641                                                         206 0.4211 0.840961                                                           207 0.426466 0.844304                                                         208 0.431888 0.847672                                                         209 0.437364 0.851063                                                         210 0.442897 0.854479                                                         211 0.448487 0.857921                                                         212 0.454134 0.861386                                                         213 0.45984 0.864878                                                          214 0.465606 0.868396                                                         215 0.471431 0.871939                                                         216 0.477318 0.875509                                                         217 0.483268 0.879105                                                         218 0.489279 0.882729                                                         219 0.495356 0.88638                                                          220 0.501497 0.890059                                                         221 0.507704 0.893766                                                         222 0.513978 0.897501                                                         223 0.52032 0.901266                                                          224 0.52673 0.905059                                                          225 0.533211 0.908882                                                         226 0.539763 0.912735                                                         227 0.546387 0.916619                                                         228 0.553084 0.920533                                                         229 0.559856 0.924478                                                         230 0.566703 0.928455                                                         231 0.573627 0.932464                                                         232 0.580629 0.936505                                                         233 0.58771 0.94058                                                           234 0.594871 0.944687                                                         235 0.602114 0.948828                                                         236 0.609441 0.953003                                                         237 0.616851 0.957213                                                         238 0.624347 0.961458                                                         239 0.63193 0.965739                                                          240 0.639602 0.970056                                                         241 0.647363 0.974409                                                         242 0.655216 0.978799                                                         243 0.663162 0.983227                                                         244 0.671201 0.987692                                                         245 0.679337 0.992197                                                         246 0.687571 0.99674                                                          247 0.695903 1.001323                                                         248 0.704336 1.005947                                                         249 0.712872 1.010611                                                         250 0.721511 1.015316                                                         251 0.730257 1.020063                                                         252 0.73467 1.022453                                                          253 0.739111 1.024853                                                         254 0.743579 1.027264                                                         255 0.748074 1.029686                                                         256 0.752597 1.032119                                                         257 0.757148 1.034563                                                         258 0.761728 1.037018                                                         259 0.766336 1.039484                                                         260 0.770973 1.041962                                                         261 0.775639 1.04445                                                          262 0.780334 1.046951                                                         263 0.785059 1.049462                                                         264 0.789813 1.051985                                                         265 0.794599 1.05452                                                          266 0.799414 1.057067                                                         267 0.804259 1.059625                                                         268 0.809136 1.062196                                                         269 0.814044 1.064778                                                         270 0.818983 1.067372                                                         271 0.823954 1.069979                                                         272 0.828957 1.072598                                                         273 0.833991 1.075229                                                         274 0.839059 1.077873                                                         275 0.84416 1.080529                                                          276 0.849293 1.083198                                                         277 0.854461 1.085879                                                         278 0.859662 1.088574                                                         279 0.864897 1.091282                                                         280 0.870166 1.094002                                                         281 0.87547 1.096736                                                          282 0.880809 1.099482                                                         283 0.886183 1.102242                                                         284 0.891593 1.105016                                                         285 0.897038 1.107803                                                         286 0.90252 1.110603                                                          287 0.908039 1.113418                                                         288 0.913594 1.116246                                                         289 0.919187 1.119088                                                         290 0.924817 1.121944                                                         291 0.930485 1.124814                                                         292 0.93619 1.127698                                                          293 0.941935 1.130597                                                         294 0.947718 1.13351                                                          295 0.953541 1.136437                                                         296 0.959404 1.13938                                                          297 0.965307 1.142337                                                         298 0.97125 1.145309                                                          299 0.977233 1.148296                                                         300 0.983258 1.151298                                                         301 0.989324 1.154315                                                         302 0.995433 1.157348                                                         303 1.001584 1.160396                                                         304 1.007777 1.163459                                                         305 1.014014 1.166539                                                         306 i.020294 1.169634                                                         307 I.026618 1.172745                                                         308 1.032986 1.175872                                                         309 1.039399 1.179016                                                         310 1.045857 1.182175                                                         311 1.052361 1.185351                                                         312 1.058911 1.188544                                                         313 1.065507 1.191754                                                         314 1.072151 1.19498                                                          315 1.078842 1.198223                                                         316 1.08558 1.201483                                                          317 1.092367 1.204761                                                         318 1.099203 1.208056                                                         319 1.106087 1.211368                                                         320 1.113022 1.214698                                                         321 1.120007 1.218046                                                         322 1.127043 1.221412                                                         323 1.13413 1.224796                                                          324 1.141268 1.228198                                                         325 1.148459 1.231618                                                         326 1.155703 1.235057                                                         327 1.163 1.238515                                                            328 1.170349 1.241991                                                         329 1.177754 1.245486                                                         330 1.185213 1.249                                                            331 1.192728 1.252534                                                         332 1.200299 1.256087                                                         333 1.207926 1.25966                                                          334 1.215611 1.263252                                                         335 1.223353 1.266864                                                         336 1.231153 1.270496                                                         337 1.239011 1.274148                                                         338 1.246929 1.277821                                                         339 1.254908 1.281514                                                         340 1.262947 1.285228                                                         341 1.271047 1.288963                                                         342 1.279208 1.292719                                                         343 1.287433 1.296496                                                         344 1.29572 1.300295                                                          345 1.304071 1.304114                                                         346 1.312485 1.307956                                                         347 1.320966 1.311819                                                         348 1.329512 1.315705                                                         349 1.338124 1.319613                                                         350 1.346804 1.323543                                                         351 1.355551 1.327496                                                         352 1.364366 1.331472                                                         353 1.373251 1.335471                                                         354 1.382206 i.339493                                                         355 1.39123 1.343538                                                          356 1.400327 1.347607                                                         357 1.409495 1.351699                                                         358 1.418737 1.355816                                                         359 1.428052 1.359957                                                         360 1.437441 1.364122                                                         361 1.446906 1.368312                                                         362 1.456446 1.372527                                                         363 1.466063 1.376766                                                         364 1.475757 1.38103                                                          365 1.48553 1.38532                                                           366 1.495382 1.389636                                                         367 1.505315 1.393977                                                         368 1.515328 1.398345                                                         369 1.525423 1.402738                                                         370 1.535601 1.407159                                                         371 1.545862 1.411606                                                         372 1.556208 1.416079                                                         373 1.566637 1.42058                                                          374 1.577155 1.425108                                                         375 1.587759 1.429664                                                         376 1.598452 1.434248                                                         377 1.609233 1.438859                                                         378 1.620105 1.443499                                                         379 1.631068 1.448168                                                         380 1.642122 1.452865                                                         381 1.65327 1.457591                                                          382 1.66451 1.462346                                                          383 1.675847 1.467131                                                         384 1.68728 1.471946                                                          385 1.69881 1.47679                                                           386 1.710438 1.481665                                                         387 1.722165 1.48657                                                          388 1.733993 1.491506                                                         389 1.745923 1.496473                                                         390 1.757953 1.501471                                                         391 1.770089 1.506501                                                         392 1.78233 1.511562                                                          393 1.794677 1.516656                                                         394 1.807132 1.521782                                                         395 1.819694 1.52694                                                          396 1.832367 1.532132                                                         397 1.84515 1.537356                                                          398 1.858045 1.542614                                                         399 1.871053 1.547904                                                         400 1.884176 1.55323                                                          401 1.897416 1.558589                                                         402 1.910773 1.563984                                                         403 1.924248 1.569413                                                         404 1.937844 1.574877                                                         405 1.95156 1.580376                                                          406 1.9654 1.585911                                                           407 1.979363 1.591482                                                         408 1.993453 1.597088                                                         409 2.007667 1.602732                                                         410 2.022011 1.608413                                                         411 2.036485 1.614131                                                         412 2.05109 1.619886                                                          413 2.065828 1.625679                                                         414 2.080701 1.631509                                                         415 2.095709 1.637379                                                         416 2.110855 1.643286                                                         417 2.126137 1.649232                                                         418 2.141562 1.655218                                                         419 2.157129 1.661244                                                         420 2.17284 1.66731                                                           421 2.188697 1.673415                                                         422 2.2047 1.679561                                                           423 2.220853 1.685748                                                         424 2.237156 1.691977                                                         425 2.253611 1.698246                                                         426 2.270218 1.704557                                                         427 2.286983 1.710911                                                         428 2.303905 1.717307                                                         429 2.320987 1.723745                                                         430 2.33823 1.730227                                                          431 2.355636 1.736753                                                         432 2.373208 1.743322                                                         433 2.390946 I.749935                                                         434 2.408852 1.756592                                                         435 2.426928 1.763293                                                         436 2.445178 1.77004                                                          437 2.463603 1.776833                                                         438 2.482204 1.783671                                                         439 2.500984 1.790555                                                         440 2.519945 1.797485                                                         441 2.539089 1.804462                                                         442 2.558418 1.811486                                                         443 2.577934 1.818557                                                         444 2.597636 1.825674                                                         445 2.617533 1.832841                                                         446 2.637623 1.840055                                                         447 2.657909 1.847318                                                         448 2.678393 1.85463                                                          449 2.699077 1.861991                                                         450 2.719964 1.869402                                                         451 2.741055 1.876862                                                         452 2.762354 1.884372                                                         453 2.78386 1.891931                                                          454 2.80558 1.899542                                                          455 2.827515 1.907204                                                         456 2.849666 1.914917                                                         457 2.872037 1.922681                                                         458 2.894629 1.930497                                                         459 2.917445 1.938365                                                         460 2.940488 1.946285                                                         461 2.96376 1.954258                                                          462 2.98726 1.962282                                                          463 3.010998 1.97036                                                          464 3.034972 1.978492                                                         465 3.059186 1.986676                                                         466 3.083642 1.994915                                                         467 3.108342 2.003206                                                         468 3.13329 2.011553                                                          469 3.158488 2.019953                                                         470 3.183938 2.028407                                                         471 3.20964 2.036915                                                          472 3.235603 2.045478                                                         473 3.261827 2.054096                                                         474 3.288314 2.062769                                                         475 3.315067 2.071497                                                         476 3.342089 2.08028                                                          477 3.369382 2.089118                                                         478 3.39695 2.098011                                                          479 3.424795 2.106959                                                         480 3.452916 2.115962                                                         481 3.481324 2.125021                                                         482 3.510016 2.134134                                                         483 3.538997 2.143303                                                         484 3.56827 2.152528                                                          485 3.597835 2.161807                                                         486 3.627697 2.17114                                                          488 3.688321 2.189972                                                         489 3.719084 2.199468                                                         490 3.750158 2.209019                                                         491 3.781542 2.218624                                                         492 3.813239 2.228283                                                         493 3.845252 2.237995                                                         494 3.877581 2.24776                                                          495 3.910231 2.257577                                                         496 3.943204 2.267446                                                         497 3.976502 2.277367                                                         498 4.010044 2.287292                                                         499 4.043145 2.296829                                                         500 4.07581 2.305984                                                          501 4.108044 2.314765                                                         502 4.139857 2.32318                                                          503 4.171256 2.331236                                                         504 4.202249 2.338941                                                         505 4.232843 2.346302                                                         506 4.263047 2.353326                                                         507 4.292863 2.360019                                                         508 4.322309 2.366392                                                         509 4.351386 2.372449                                                         510 4.380103 2.378198                                                         511 4.408468 2.383645                                                         512 4.436487 2.388796                                                         513 4.464169 2.39366                                                          514 4.491519 2.398241                                                         515 4.518547 2.402546                                                         516 4.545254 2.40658                                                          517 4.571655 2.410352                                                         518 4.597754 2.413866                                                         519 4.623558 2.417128                                                         520 4.649073 2.420143                                                         521 4.674305 2.422918                                                         522 4.699261 2.425457                                                         523 4.723948 2.427766                                                         524 4.748371 2.42985                                                          525 4.772535 2.431714                                                         526 4.796451 2.433364                                                         527 4.820122 2.434803                                                         528 4.843554 2.436038                                                         529 4.866753 2.437071                                                         530 4.889724 2.437909                                                         531 4.912474 2.438554                                                         532 4.935006 2.439012                                                         533 4.957327 2.439287                                                         534 4.97944 2.439382                                                          535 5.001354 2.439302                                                         536 5.023072 2.439051                                                         537 5.044599 2.438632                                                         538 5.065939 2.438049                                                         539 5.087099 2.437305                                                         540 5.10808 2.436404                                                          541 5.128889 2.435349                                                         542 5.14953 2.434144                                                          543 5.170004 2.432792                                                         544 5.19032 2.431296                                                          545 5.210481 2.429659                                                         546 5.230489 2.427883                                                         547 5.25035 2.425972                                                          548 5.270067 2.423929                                                         549 5.289642 2.421755                                                         550 5.309081 2.419455                                                         551 5.328383 2.41703                                                          552 5.347558 2.414482                                                         553 5.366606 2.411814                                                         554 5.38553 2.409029                                                          555 5.404334 2.406129                                                         556 5.42302 2.403115                                                          557 5.441592 2.39999                                                          558 5.460052 2.396757                                                         559 5.478404 2.393416                                                         560 5.496647 2.389971                                                         561 5.514789 2.386422                                                         562 5.532831 2.382772                                                         563 5.550774 2.379023                                                         564 5.568622 2.375175                                                         565 5.586376 2.371232                                                         566 5.604039 2.367194                                                         567 5.621614 2.363063                                                         568 5.639102 2.358841                                                         569 5.656503 2.354529                                                         570 5.673825 2.350128                                                         571 5.691066 2.34564                                                          572 5.70823 2.341067                                                          573 5.725317 2.336409                                                         574 5.74233 2.331667                                                          575 5.759269 2.326844                                                         576 5.776139 2.32194                                                          577 5.792939 2.316957                                                         578 5.809669 2.311895                                                         579 5.826337 2.306756                                                         580 5.84294 2.30154                                                           581 5.859481 2.296249                                                         582 5.87596 2.290884                                                          583 5.89238 2.285446                                                          584 5.908742 2.279935                                                         585 5.925048 2.274353                                                         586 5.941298 2.2687                                                           587 5.957491 2.262978                                                         588 5.973634 2.257187                                                         589 5.989726 2.251328                                                         590 6.005767 2.245401                                                         591 6.02176 2.239408                                                          592 6.037704 2.233349                                                         593 6.053602 2.227226                                                         594 6.069454 2.221037                                                         595 6.085261 2.214786                                                         596 6.101023 2.208472                                                         597 6.116745 2.202095                                                         598 6.132424 2.195656                                                         599 6.148064 2.189156                                                         600 6.163663 2.182596                                                         601 6.179224 2.175975                                                         602 6.194747 2.169296                                                         603 6.210233 2.162557                                                         604 6.225683 2.15576                                                          605 6.241096 2.145906                                                         606 6.256476 2.141994                                                         607 6.271823 2.135026                                                         608 6.287137 2.128                                                            609 6.302419 2.120919                                                         610 6.317669 2.113782                                                         611 6.332889 2.10659                                                          612 6.348078 2.099344                                                         613 6.363239 2.092043                                                         614 6.378368 2.084689                                                         615 6.393473 2.077281                                                       ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 2                                                         ______________________________________                                        Intensity Distribution                                                        ______________________________________                                        106.373  106.683 106.062    106.683                                                                             106.3730                                      102.746 103.212 102.746 103.212 102.746                                       99.6373 100.155 99.6373 100.155 99.6373                                       100.414 100.829 100.518 100.829 100.414                                       99.8445 100.414 99.8963 100.414 99.84455                                      100.310 100.621 100.103 100.621 100.3108                                      100.310 100.621 100.518 100.621 100.311                                       99.4818 100 99.4818 100 99.4819                                               102.435 102.901 102.435 102.901 102.435                                       105.699 106.062 105.544 106.062 105.6994                                    ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 3                                                         ______________________________________                                        Point #       X        Y                                                      ______________________________________                                         1            -0.3940  0.0000                                                    2 -0.3935 0.0055                                                              3 -0.3934 0.0110                                                              4 -0.3933 0.0165                                                              5 -0.3931 0.0220                                                              6 -0.3928 0.0275                                                              7 -0.3925 0.0330                                                              8 -0.3921 0.0384                                                              9 -0.3916 0.0439                                                              10 -0.3911 0.0494                                                             11 -0.3906 0.0549                                                             12 -0.3899 0.0604                                                             13 -0.3892 0.0658                                                             14 -0.3885 0.0713                                                             15 -0.3877 0.0768                                                             16 -0.3869 0.0522                                                             17 -0.3859 0.0877                                                             18 -0.3850 0.0931                                                             19 -0.3839 0.0986                                                             20 -0.3828 0.1040                                                             21 -0.3817 0.1095                                                             22 -0.3805 0.1149                                                             23 -0.3792 0.1203                                                             24 -0.3779 0.1257                                                             25 -0.3766 0.1311                                                             26 -0.3751 0.1365                                                             27 -0.3736 0.1419                                                             28 -0.3721 0.1473                                                             29 -0.3705 0.1527                                                             30 -0.3689 0.1581                                                             31 -0.3672 0.1635                                                             32 -0.3654 0.1688                                                             33 -0.3636 0.1742                                                             34 -0.3617 0.1796                                                             35 -0.3598 0.1849                                                             36 -0.3578 0.1902                                                             37 -0.3558 0.1956                                                             38 -0.3539 0.2002                                                             39 -0.3521 0.2049                                                             40 -0.3501 0.2096                                                             41 -0.3482 0.2142                                                             42 -0.3462 0.2189                                                             43 -0.3441 0.2235                                                             44 -0.3421 0.2281                                                             45 -0.3399 0.2328                                                             46 -0.3378 0.2374                                                             47 -0.3356 0.2420                                                             48 -0.3333 0.2466                                                             49 -0.3310 0.2512                                                             50 -0.3287 0.2558                                                             51 -0.3263 0.2605                                                             52 0.3238 0.2651                                                              53 -0.3214 0.2697                                                             54 -0.3188 0.2742                                                             55 -0.3163 0.2788                                                             56 -0.3137 0.2834                                                             57 -0.3110 0.2880                                                             58 -0.3083 0.2926                                                             59 -0.3056 0.2972                                                             60 -0.3028 0.3017                                                             61 -0.3000 0.3063                                                             62 -0.2971 0.3109                                                             63 -0.2942 0.3155                                                             64 -0.2912 0.3200                                                             65 -0.2882 0.3246                                                             66 -0.2851 0.3291                                                             67 -0.2820 0.3337                                                             68 -0.2788 0.3383                                                             69 -0.2756 0.3428                                                             70 -0.2724 0.3474                                                             71 -0.2691 0.3519                                                             72 -0.2657 0.3565                                                             73 -0.2623 0.3610                                                             74 -0.2589 0.3656                                                             75 -0.2553 0.3701                                                             76 -0.2518 0.3747                                                             77 -0.2482 0.3792                                                             78 -0.2450 0.3831                                                             79 -0.2419 0.3871                                                             80 -0.2386 0.3910                                                             81 -0.2354 0.3949                                                             82 -0.2321 0.3988                                                             83 -0.2288 0.4027                                                             84 -0.2254 0.4066                                                             85 -0.2220 0.4105                                                             86 -0.2185 0.4144                                                             87 -0.2150 0.4183                                                             88 -0.2115 0.4223                                                             89 -0.2079 0.4262                                                             90 -0.2042 0.4301                                                             91 -0.2006 0.4340                                                             92 -0.1968 0.4380                                                             93 -0.1931 0.4419                                                             94 -0.1892 0.4458                                                             95 -0.1854 0.4498                                                             96 -0.1815 0.4537                                                             97 -0.1775 0.4576                                                             98 -0.1735 0.4616                                                             99 -0.1695 0.4656                                                            100 -0.1654 0.4695                                                            101 -0.1612 0.4736                                                            102 -0.1570 0.4776                                                            103 -0.1528 0.4818                                                            104 -0.1486 0.4860                                                            105 -0.1450 0.4896                                                            106 -0.1414 0.4932                                                            107 -0.1378 0.4968                                                            108 -0.1341 0.5005                                                            109 -0.1304 0.5043                                                            110 -0.1267 0.5051                                                            111 -0.1229 0.5120                                                            112 -0.1191 0.5159                                                            113 -0.1152 0.5198                                                            114 -0.1113 0.5238                                                            115 -0.1074 0.5279                                                            116 -0.1034 0.5320                                                            117 -0.0994 0.5362                                                            118 -0.0953 0.5404                                                            119 -0.0911 0.5446                                                            120 -0.0370 0.5490                                                            121 -0.0827 0.5533                                                            122 -0.0784 0.5578                                                            123 -0.0740 0.5622                                                            124 -0.0705 0.5659                                                            125 -0.0669 0.5695                                                            126 -0.0633 0.5732                                                            127 -0.0596 0.5769                                                            128 -0.0559 0.5807                                                            129 -0.0522 0.5844                                                            130 -0.0484 0.5882                                                            131 -0.0445 0.5921                                                            132 -0.0406 0.5960                                                            133 -0.0367 0.5999                                                            134 -0.0327 0.6038                                                            135 -0.0287 0.6078                                                            136 -0.0246 0.6118                                                            137 -0.0204 0.6158                                                            138 -0.0162 0.6198                                                            139 -0.0120 0.6239                                                            140 -0.0077 0.6280                                                            141 -0.0033 0.6321                                                            142 0.0011 0.6363                                                             143 0.0056 0.6404                                                             144 0.0101 0.6447                                                             145 0.0147 0.6489                                                             146 0.0194 0.6533                                                             147 0.0241 0.6577                                                             148 0.0289 0.6621                                                             149 0.0338 0.6666                                                             150 0.0375 0.6700                                                             151 0.0412 0.6735                                                             152 0.0450 0.6770                                                             153 0.0488 0.6805                                                             154 0.0526 0.6841                                                             155 0.0565 0.6877                                                             156 0.0605 0.6913                                                             157 0.0645 0.6950                                                             158 0.0685 0.6987                                                             159 0.0726 0.7024                                                             160 0.0767 0.7062                                                             161 0.0809 0.7100                                                             162 0.0851 0.7139                                                             163 0.0894 0.7178                                                             164 0.0937 0.7217                                                             165 0.0981 0.7257                                                             166 0.1025 0.7297                                                             167 0.1070 0.7338                                                             168 0.1116 0.7379                                                             169 0.1162 0.7421                                                             170 0.1209 0.7463                                                             171 0.1256 0.7505                                                             172 0.1304 0.7548                                                             173 0.1352 0.7592                                                             174 0.1401 0.7635                                                             175 0.1451 0.7680                                                             176 0.1501 0.7725                                                             177 0.1552 0.7770                                                             178 0.1604 0.7816                                                             179 0.1657 0.7862                                                             180 0.1710 0.7909                                                             181 0.1764 0.7956                                                             182 0.1518 0.8004                                                             183 0.1874 0.8052                                                             184 0.1930 0.8101                                                             185 0.1968 0.8134                                                             186 0.2006 0.8167                                                             187 0.2045 0.8201                                                             188 0.2083 0.8234                                                             189 0.2123 0.8268                                                             190 0.2162 0.8302                                                             191 0.2203 0.8337                                                             192 0.2243 0.8371                                                             193 0.2284 0.8406                                                             194 0.2325 0.8442                                                             195 0.2367 0.8477                                                             196 0.2409 0.8513                                                             197 0.2451 0.8549                                                             198 0.2494 0.8585                                                             199 0.2537 0.8622                                                             200 0.2581 0.8658                                                             201 0.2625 0.8695                                                             202 0.2670 0.8733                                                             203 0.2715 0.8771                                                             204 0.2760 0.8808                                                             205 0.2806 0.8847                                                             206 0.2853 0.8885                                                             207 0.2899 0.8924                                                             208 0.2947 0.8963                                                             209 0.2995 0.9003                                                             210 0.3043 0.9042                                                             211 0.3092 0.9082                                                             212 0.3141 0.9123                                                             213 0.3191 0.9163                                                             214 0.3241 0.9204                                                             215 0.3292 0.9245                                                             216 0.3343 0.9287                                                             217 0.3395 0.9329                                                             218 0.3448 0.9371                                                             219 0.3501 0.9414                                                             220 0.3554 0.9456                                                             221 0.3608 0.9500                                                             222 0.3663 0.9543                                                             223 0.3718 0.9587                                                             224 0.3774 0.9631                                                             225 0.3831 0.9676                                                             226 0.3888 0.9720                                                             227 0.3945 0.9766                                                             228 0.4004 0.9811                                                             229 0.4063 0.9857                                                             230 0.4122 0.9903                                                             231 0.4182 0.9950                                                             232 0.4243 0.9997                                                             233 0.4305 1.0044                                                             234 0.4367 1.0092                                                             235 0.4430 1.0140                                                             236 0.4493 1.0188                                                             237 0.4558 1.0237                                                             238 0.4622 1.0286                                                             239 0.4688 1.0335                                                             240 0.4755 1.0385                                                             241 0.4822 1.0436                                                             242 0.4890 1.0486                                                             243 0.4958 1.0537                                                             244 0.5028 1.0589                                                             245 0.5098 1.0640                                                             246 0.5169 1.0693                                                             247 0.5240 1.0745                                                             248 0.5313 1.0798                                                             249 0.5386 1.0851                                                             250 0.5461 1.0905                                                             251 0.5536 1.0959                                                             253 0.5638 1.1069                                                             254 0.5766 1.1124                                                             255 0.5844 1.1180                                                             256 0.5924 1.1236                                                             257 0.6004 1.1293                                                             258 0.6085 1.1350                                                             259 0.6167 1.1407                                                             260 0.6209 1.1436                                                             261 0.6250 1.1465                                                             262 0.6292 1.1494                                                             263 0.6334 1.1523                                                             264 0.6377 1.1552                                                             265 0.6419 1.1582                                                             266 0.6462 1.1611                                                             267 0.6505 1.1641                                                             268 0.6549 1.1670                                                             269 0.6592 1.1700                                                             270 0.6636 1.1730                                                             271 0.6680 1.1760                                                             272 0.6725 1.1790                                                             273 0.6769 1.1820                                                             274 0.6814 1.1851                                                             275 0.6859 1.1881                                                             276 0.6905 1.1912                                                             277 0.6950 1.1942                                                             278 0.6996 1.1973                                                             279 0.7042 1.2004                                                             280 0.7089 1.2035                                                             281 0.7136 1.2066                                                             232 0.7183 1.2098                                                             283 0.7230 1.2129                                                             284 0.7278 1.2161                                                             285 0.7326 1.2193                                                             286 0.7374 1.2225                                                             287 0.7423 1.2258                                                             288 0.7472 1.2290                                                             289 0.7522 1.2323                                                             290 0.7571 1.2356                                                             291 0.7621 1.2389                                                             292 0.7672 1.2422                                                             293 0.7722 1.2455                                                             294 0.7773 1.2489                                                             295 0.7825 1.2523                                                             296 0.7877 1.2557                                                             297 0.7929 1.2591                                                             298 0.7981 1.2625                                                             299 0.8034 1.2660                                                             300 0.8087 1.2695                                                             301 0.8141 1.2730                                                             302 0.8195 1.2765                                                             303 0.8249 1.2800                                                             304 0.8304 1.2836                                                             305 0.8359 1.2872                                                             306 0.8414 1.2908                                                             307 0.8470 1.2944                                                             308 0.8526 1.2981                                                             309 0.8583 1.3017                                                             310 0.8640 1.3054                                                             311 0.8697 1.3091                                                             312 0.8755 1.3128                                                             313 0.8813 1.3166                                                             314 0.8872 1.3204                                                             315 0.8931 1.3242                                                             316 0.8991 1.3280                                                             317 0.9051 1.3318                                                             318 0.9111 1.3357                                                             319 0.9172 1.3396                                                             320 0.9233 1.3435                                                             321 0.9295 1.3474                                                             322 0.9357 1.3514                                                             323 0.9420 1.3554                                                             324 0.9483 1.3594                                                             325 0.9546 1.3634                                                             326 0.9610 1.3675                                                             327 0.9675 1.3723                                                             328 0.9740 1.3756                                                             329 0.9805 1.3798                                                             330 0.9871 1.3839                                                             331 0.9937 1.3881                                                             332 1.0004 1.3915                                                             333 1.0072 1.3965                                                             334 1.0140 1.4008                                                             335 1.0208 1.4051                                                             336 1.0277 1.4094                                                             337 1.0346 1.4137                                                             338 1.0416 1.4181                                                             339 1.0487 1.4225                                                             340 1.0558 1.4269                                                             341 1.0630 1.4314                                                             342 1.0702 1.4358                                                             343 1.0775 1.4403                                                             344 1.0848 1.4449                                                             345 1.0922 1.4494                                                             346 1.0996 1.4540                                                             347 1.1071 1.4586                                                             348 1.1147 1.4633                                                             349 1.1223 1.4679                                                             350 1.1299 1.4726                                                             351 1.1377 1.4774                                                             352 1.1455 1.4821                                                             353 1.1533 1.4869                                                             354 1.1612 1.4918                                                             355 1.1692 1.4966                                                             356 1.1773 1.5015                                                             357 1.1854 1.5064                                                             358 1.1935 1.5114                                                             359 1.2018 1.5163                                                             360 1.2101 1.5214                                                             361 1.2184 1.5264                                                             362 1.2269 1.5315                                                             363 1.2354 1.5366                                                             364 1.2440 1.5417                                                             365 1.2526 1.5469                                                             366 1.2613 1.5521                                                             367 1.2701 1.5574                                                             368 1.2789 1.5626                                                             369 1.2879 1.5680                                                             370 1.2969 1.5733                                                             371 1.3059 1.5787                                                             372 1.3151 1.5841                                                             373 1.3243 1.5896                                                             374 1.3336 1.5950                                                             375 1.3430 1.6006                                                             376 1.3524 1.6061                                                             377 1.3620 1.6117                                                             378 1.3716 1.6174                                                             379 1.3813 1.6230                                                             380 1.3910 1.6288                                                             381 1.4009 1.6345                                                             382 1.4108 1.6403                                                             383 1.4208 1.6461                                                             384 1.4309 1.6520                                                             385 1.4411 1.6579                                                             386 1.4514 1.6638                                                             387 1.4615 1.6698                                                             388 1.4722 1.6758                                                             389 1.4827 1.6819                                                             390 1.4934 1.6880                                                             400 1.5041 1.6942                                                             401 1.5149 1.7003                                                             402 1.5258 1.7066                                                             403 1.5368 1.7128                                                             404 1.5479 1.7192                                                             405 1.5591 1.7255                                                             406 1.5703 1.7319                                                             407 1.5817 1.7384                                                             408 1.5932 1.7448                                                             409 1.6048 1.7514                                                             410 1.6165 1.7579                                                             411 1.6282 1.7646                                                             412 1.6401 1.7712                                                             413 1.6521 1.7779                                                             414 1.6642 1.7847                                                             415 1.6764 1.7915                                                             416 1.6887 1.7983                                                             417 1.7011 1.8052                                                             418 1.7136 1.8122                                                             419 1.7263 1.8192                                                             420 1.7390 1.8262                                                             421 1.7519 1.8333                                                             422 1.7649 1.8404                                                             423 1.7779 1.8476                                                             424 1.7911 1.8549                                                             425 1.8045 1.8621                                                             426 1.8179 1.8695                                                             427 1.8315 1.8769                                                             428 1.8452 1.8843                                                             429 1.8590 1.8918                                                             430 1.8729 1.8993                                                             431 1.8870 1.9069                                                             432 1.9012 1.9145                                                             433 1.9155 1.9222                                                             434 1.9299 1.9300                                                             435 1.9445 1.9378                                                             436 1.9592 1.9456                                                             437 1.9740 1.9535                                                             438 1.9890 1.9615                                                             439 2.0041 1.9695                                                             440 2.0194 1.9776                                                             441 2.0348 1.9857                                                             442 2.0503 1.9939                                                             443 2.0660 2.0021                                                             444 2.0818 2.0140                                                             445 2.0978 2.0188                                                             446 2.1139 2.0272                                                             447 2.1301 2.0357                                                             448 2.1465 2.0442                                                             449 2.1631 2.0528                                                             450 2.1798 2.0614                                                             451 2.1967 2.0701                                                             452 2.2137 2.0789                                                             453 2.2309 2.0877                                                             454 2.2482 2.0966                                                             455 2.2657 2.1055                                                             456 2.2834 2.1145                                                             457 2.3012 2.1236                                                             458 2.3192 2.1327                                                             459 2.3374 2.1419                                                             460 2.3557 2.1511                                                             461 2.3742 2.1604                                                             462 2.3929 2.1698                                                             463 2.4117 2.1792                                                             464 2.4308 2.1887                                                             465 2.4500 2.1983                                                             466 2.4693 2.2079                                                             467 2.4889 2.2176                                                             468 2.5087 2.2273                                                             469 2.5286 2.2372                                                             470 2.5487 2.2470                                                             471 2.5690 2.2570                                                             472 2.5895 2.2670                                                             473 2.6102 2.2771                                                             474 2.6311 2.2872                                                             475 2.6521 2.2974                                                             476 2.6734 2.3077                                                             477 2.6949 2.3180                                                             478 2.7165 2.3284                                                             479 2.7384 2.3389                                                             480 2.7605 2.3494                                                             481 2.7872 2.3600                                                             482 2.8054 2.3707                                                             483 2.8279 2.3184                                                             484 2.8508 2.3922                                                             485 2.8704 2.4031                                                             486 2.8973 2.4140                                                             487 2.9208 2.4250                                                             488 2.9446 2.4360                                                             489 2.9686 2.4472                                                             490 2.9928 2.4584                                                             491 3.0172 2.4696                                                             492 3.0419 2.4809                                                             493 3.0668 2.4923                                                             494 3.0919 2.5038                                                             495 3.1172 2.5153                                                             496 3.1428 2.5269                                                             497 3.1686 2.5386                                                             498 3.1946 2.5503                                                             499 3.2209 2.5621                                                             500 3.2474 2.5739                                                             501 3.2741 2.5858                                                             502 3.3011 2.5978                                                             503 3.3284 2.6098                                                             504 3.3558 2.6219                                                             505 3.3836 2.6341                                                             506 3.4115 2.6463                                                             507 3.4397 2.6586                                                             508 3.4682 2.6709                                                             509 3.4969 2.6833                                                             510 3.5259 2.6958                                                             511 3.5551 2.7083                                                             512 3.5845 2.7209                                                             513 3.6143 2.7335                                                             514 3.6442 2.7462                                                             515 3.6745 2.7589                                                             516 3.7049 2.7717                                                             517 3.7357 2.7845                                                             518 3.7667 2.7974                                                             519 3.7980 2.8104                                                             520 3.8295 2.8234                                                             521 3.8613 2.8364                                                             522 3.8933 2.8495                                                             523 3.9256 2.8626                                                             524 3.9581 2.8758                                                             525 3.9910 2.8890                                                             526 4.0241 2.9023                                                             527 4.0574 2.9156                                                             528 4.0910 2.9289                                                             529 4.1249 2.9423                                                             530 4.1590 2.9557                                                             531 4.1934 2.9691                                                             532 4.2280 2.9862                                                             533 4.2629 2.9961                                                             534 4.2980 3.0096                                                             535 4.3335 3.0231                                                             536 4.3691 3.0367                                                             537 4.4050 3.0502                                                             538 4.4412 3.0638                                                             539 4.5143 6.0910                                                             540 4.5512 3.1046                                                             541 4.5883 3.1183                                                             542 4.6257 3.1319                                                             543 4.6633 3.1455                                                             544 4.7012 3.1591                                                             545 4.7393 3.1727                                                             546 4.7776 3.1863                                                             547 4.8162 3.1999                                                             548 4.8550 3.2135                                                             549 4.8939 3.2270                                                             550 4.9332 3.2405                                                             551 4.9726 3.2540                                                             552 5.0122 3.2674                                                             553 5.0520 3.2808                                                             554 5.0920 3.2942                                                             555 5.1322 3.2942                                                             556 5.1322 3.3075                                                             557 5.1726 3.3208                                                             558 5.2132 3.3340                                                             559 5.2540 3.3472                                                             560 5.2949 3.3602                                                             561 5.3359 3.3733                                                             562 5.3772 3.3862                                                             563 5.4185 3.3991                                                             564 5.4600 3.4118                                                             565 5.5017 3.4245                                                             566 5.5435 3.4371                                                             567 5.5853 3.4496                                                             568 5.6273 3.4620                                                             569 5.6694 3.4742                                                             570 5.7116 3.4864                                                             571 5.7538 3.4984                                                             572 5.7961 3.5103                                                             573 5.8385 3.5220                                                             574 5.8809 3.5336                                                             575 5.9234 3.5451                                                             576 5.9658 3.5564                                                             577 6.0083 3.5675                                                             578 6.0508 3.5785                                                             579 6.0933 3.5892                                                             580 6.1357 3.59984                                                            581 6.1782 3.6102                                                             582 6.2205 3.6204                                                             583 6.2628 3.6305                                                             584 6.3051 3.6402                                                             585 6.3472 3.6498                                                             586 6.3892 3.6592                                                             587 6.4312 3.6683                                                             588 6.4729 3.6858                                                             589 6.5560 3.6941                                                             590 6.5973 3.7022                                                             591 6.6384 3.7101                                                             592 6.6792 3.7176                                                             593 6.7199 3.7249                                                             594 6.7603 3.7319                                                             595 6.8004 3.7385                                                             596 6.8402 3.7449                                                             597 6.8798 3.7510                                                             598 6.9190 3.7567                                                             599 6.9579 3.7621                                                             600 6.9964 3.7672                                                             601 7.0346 3.7719                                                             602 7.0724 3.7763                                                             603 7.1098 3.7803                                                             604 7.1467 3.7840                                                             605 7.1467 3.7840                                                             606 7.1833 3.7873                                                             607 7.2193 3.7902                                                             608 7.2549 3.7928                                                             609 7.2900 3.7949                                                             610 7.3246 3.7967                                                             611 7.3586 3.7981                                                             612 7.3921 3.7990                                                             613 7.4251 3.7996                                                             614 7.4574 3.7997                                                           ______________________________________                                    

                                      TABLE 4                                     __________________________________________________________________________    Intensity distribution                                                        __________________________________________________________________________    93.3                                                                              94.5                                                                             95.5                                                                              96.2                                                                             96.6                                                                              97.1                                                                             96.6                                                                              96.2                                                                             95.5                                                                              94.5                                                                             93.3                                         93.5 95.3 96.4 96.8 97.9 97.9 97.9 96.8 96.4 95.3 93.5                        94.7 96.2 97.1 97.9 98.6 98.9 98.6 97.9 97.1 96.2 94.7                        95.8 97.2 98.3 99.2 100.1 100.2 100.1 99.2 98.3 97.2 95.8                     95.8 97.35 98.8 99.6 100 100.4 100 99.6 98.8 97.35 95.8                       94.6 96.3 97.6 98.1 98.9 99.3 98.9 98.1 97.6 96.3 94.6                        95.4 97.1 98.3 99.2 100 100.4 100 99.2 98.3 97.1 95.4                         96.2 97.9 99 99.6 100.4 100.7 100.4 99.6 99 97.9 96.2                         95.9 97.7 98.6 99.3 100.2 100.7 100.2 99.3 98.6 97.7 95.9                     95.9 97.7 98.6 99.3 100 100.6 100 99.3 98.6 97.7 95.9                         96.1 97.8 99 99.6 100.4 100.9 100.4 99.6 99 97.8 96.1                         95.4 97.1 98.3 99.2 100 100.4 100 99.2 98.3 97.1 95.4                         94.1 95.8 97.1 97.5 98.3 98.8 98.3 97.5 97.1 95.8 94.1                        95.5 97.2 98.6 99.2 99.7 100.2 99.7 99.2 98.6 97.2 95.5                       95.9 97.5 98.8 99.6 100.4 100.4 100.4 99.6 98.8 97.5 95.9                     94.8 96.2 97.1 97.9 98.8 99 98.8 97.9 97.1 96.2 94.8                          93.3 95.1 96.2 96.6 97.5 97.6 97.5 96.6 96.2 95.1 93.3                        93.7 95 95.9 96.6 97.1 97.5 97.1 96.6 95.9 95 93.7                          __________________________________________________________________________

The invention has been described in detail with particular reference tothe preferred embodiment, but it will be understood that variations andmodifications can be effected within the spirit and scope of theinvention. It is noted that the flash device described herein could beused in other applications and that the color filter arrays can be usedin applications other than liquid crystal displays.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method of producing a color filter array usinga flash device for transferring dye from a radiation-absorbing dyecarrier to a receiver element, said flash device comprising:(i) a flashlamp providing a high energy flash of light; (ii) a reflector directingthe light from said flash towards the receiver element; (iii) supportmeans for supporting the dye carrier between said reflector and thereceiver element; and (iv) a micro-optics array located between saidreflector and the radiation-absorbing dye carrier, said micro-opticsarray concentrating the light directed by said reflector on the dyecarrier, said method comprising the steps:(i) positioning saidmicro-optic array, said radiation-absorbing dye carrier and saidreceiver element with respect to one another; and (ii) changing thephysical state of dye carried by said carrier; and (iii) transferringsaid dye to the receiver element.
 2. A method of producing color filterarray according to claim 1 further including the step of fusing said dyeto the receiver element.
 3. A method of producing a color filter arrayby transferring dye patterns from a radiation-absorbing dye carrier thatcarries a dye capable of state change in response to increase oftemperature onto a receiver element, said method comprises:(i) producinga high-energy flash of light; (ii) directing said light towards thereceiver element; (iii) focusing the directed light into a pattern ofhigh energy on an plane located in a vicinity of the radiation-absorbingdye carrier; (iv) heating the dye-carrier according to said pattern; and(v) transferring the dye onto the receiver element.
 4. A methodaccording to claim 3, wherein said transferring further comprisessubliming the dye from the dye carrier and depositing the dye on saidreceiver element.
 5. A method according to claim 3 further including thestep of fusing the dye to the receiver element.
 6. A method of producinga color filter array, said method comprising:(i) aligning a micro-opticarray, a radiation-absorbing dye carrier and a receiver element withrespect to one another; (ii) producing a high energy flash of light;(iii) directing the light toward said micro-optic array; (iv) focusingthe light onto said radiation-absorbing dye carrier; and (v)transferring the dye onto said receiver element.
 7. A method ofproducing color filter array using radiant energy and a micro-opticarray, said method comprising the steps:(i) positioning aradiation-absorbing dye carrier and a receiver element with respect toone another and with respect to said micro-optic array; (ii) focusingsaid radiant energy with said micro-optic array onto saidradiation-absorbing dye carrier to produce concentrations of energy; and(iii) using said concentrations of energy to change the state of thedye, (iv) transferring the dye to the receiver element.
 8. A method ofproducing a color filter array by transferring dye patterns from aradiation-absorbing dye carrier that carries a dye onto a receiverelement, said method comprises:(i) producing a high-energy flash oflight; (ii) reflecting said light towards the receiver element; (iii)focusing the reflected light into a plurality of locations on a planesituated in a vicinity of the radiation-absorbing dye carrier therebycreating a pattern on said plane; (iv) heating the dye-carrier accordingto the created pattern; and (v) sublimating the dye from theradiation-absorbing dye carrier and depositing it on the receiverelement.
 9. A method according to claim 8, wherein said pattern is apattern of high energy spots.
 10. A method according to claim 8, whereinsaid pattern is a pattern of high energy lines.